Risk, Fraud & Security
The Shortest Possible Explanation of Why the UK Regulator Is Wrong to Want STIR/SHAKEN
Nobody can say I did not try.
Kenyans Warned of the Return of Wangiri
They may have been trying to raise consumer awareness, but the Communications Authority of Kenya also needs somebody to explain wangiri to them.
Will the Big New US Robocall Lawsuit Change Anything?
The legal complaint against Avid Telecom has 41 pages of alleged violations and penalties to be paid. But what matters is whether there will be any actual punishment after the trial is over.
ENISA Publishes 5G Security Controls Matrix
This inventory of 5G cybersecurity objectives and mitigations is cross-referenced to a wide variety of technical and non-technical security and risk standards from around the world.
French President Macron Promises National Scam Block for SMS and Email
The pledge to implement a filter of malicious links was stated on Emmanuel Macron's official LinkedIn account.
13 Years in Prison for Head of London Phone Spoofing Fraud Outfit
Tejay Fletcher ran a crime service that earned USD100,000 per week by making it easy for scammers to spoof numbers used by banks.
Artificially Inflated Traffic from Bots Makes Spotify Remove Thousands of AI-Generated Songs
Spotify removed about 7% of all songs uploaded from Boomy, a platform that uses automation to create new songs 'in seconds'.
Infobip and Sinch Failed to Stop Thousands of SMS Scam Messages, Says Aussie Regulator
ACMA investigations concluded that both telcos had insufficient checks to prevent impersonation fraud.
Simbox Bypass Finally Made Illegal by UK Supreme Court Ruling
The decision in a long-running legal battle has spared UK telcos the consequences of government and regulatory mistakes.
Malaysian Banks Stop Using SMS for Two Factor Authentication
The central bank of Malaysia cares more about stopping fraud than appeasing laggards who are only delaying necessary change.
6 Takeaways from ENISA’s eSIM Security Guide
The EU's cybersecurity agency says embedded SIMs introduce "major security risks for all relevant stakeholders".
Malaysian Telcos Block All SMS Texts Containing URLs
The new Malaysian anti-smishing blocks were introduced on May 2. Banks in neighboring Thailand have also stopped sending links by SMS.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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